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UPDATE: Audio/Photos Of Tuesday’s Lively King County Candidates Forum

UPDATE: Audio/Photos Of Tuesday’s Lively King County Candidates Forum

UPDATE 5:45pm 7/21/10: We’ve added Audio, as well as Photos of the event as shot by Michael Brunk, to the bottom of the story: by Ralph Nichols All four candidates for King County Council District... [Read more]

Dave Ross Hosts Our Candidates Forum TONIGHT & YOU Can Ask Questions!

Dave Ross Hosts Our Candidates Forum TONIGHT & YOU Can Ask Questions!

Tonight (Tuesday, July 20) is the night for The B-Town Blog Candidates Forum, featuring the contenders vying for Dow Constantine’s former seat on the King County Council, with a major portion of... [Read more]

KIRO’s Dave Ross to Moderate B-Town Blog Candidates Forum July 20

KIRO’s Dave Ross to Moderate B-Town Blog Candidates Forum July 20

We at The B-Town Blog are pleased to announce our next Candidates Forum, sure to be as memorable as the one we hosted a couple months back. This one will be Tuesday, July 20, 7pm – 8:45pm in the boardroom... [Read more]

PHOTOS & AUDIO: 34th District Candidates Duke It Out In Burien

PHOTOS & AUDIO: 34th District Candidates Duke It Out In Burien

by Ralph Nichols Candidate filing for this year’s primary and general elections doesn’t begin for another month, but the four hopefuls for state representative from the 34th Legislative District,... [Read more]

REMINDER: Our 34th District Candidates Forum Is Tuesday Night

REMINDER: Our 34th District Candidates Forum Is Tuesday Night

The first-ever B-Town Blog Candidates Forum will be held this Tuesday night, April 27th, from 7pm – 8:30pm at the Highline Performing Arts Center, located at 401 South 152nd Street next to Highline... [Read more]

Our 34th District Candidates Forum Will Be Hosted By KVI's John Carlson

Our 34th District Candidates Forum Will Be Hosted By KVI's John Carlson

The first-ever B-Town Blog Candidates Forum will be held next Tuesday night, April 27th, and will not only feature all of the four announced candidates for 34th District State Rep., Pos. 2, but it will... [Read more]

This Ain't Cuba! B-Town Blog Sponsors Candidates Forum April 27 In Burien!

This Ain't Cuba! B-Town Blog Sponsors Candidates Forum April 27 In Burien!

There have been some great, classic Candidate Debates in political history: Lincoln-Douglas 1860 Kennedy-Nixon 1960 Carter-Reagan 1980 Carlson-Locke 2000 (Carlson-Locke? Well, anyway…) And now…the... [Read more]

King County Executive Candidates Speak At Burien Forum

King County Executive Candidates Speak At Burien Forum

by Ralph Nichols

Crime – including a high level of gang activity – is an ongoing concern in the Highline area, along with the rest of King County, especially at a time when multi-million-dollar budget deficits have forced staff reductions in the sheriff’s and prosecutor’s offices.

And not surprisingly, all five major candidates for King County executive told the King County Police Chief’s Association on Thursday that public safety is the primary responsibility of county government. They spoke at a forum at the Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien…

King Co. Exec. Candidate Forum Is Thurs. June 11th

King Co. Exec. Candidate Forum Is Thurs. June 11th

The King County Police Chief’s Association is hosting a County Executive Candidate’s Forum tomorrow (Thursday, June 11th), from 10am to 11am at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center located at 19010 First Avenue South in Burien.

The candidates running for King County Executive are invited to the forum, which is open to the public and press, and according to Burien Police Chief Scott Kimerer, so far here’s who’s confirmed…